Sentences with phrase «something of a masterpiece»

After its first performance, the San Francisco Chronicle called the opera «something of a masterpiece» and the Manchester Guardian wrote that it «makes the most concentrated impact of any piece of American music theater since West Side Story.»

The result is something of a masterpiece of storytelling.

Without nagging time - lapse problems, a few sloppy matching shots, central questions glossed (Gandalf's resurrection — without a reading of The Silmarillion, of course — is obscure at best), and a few story conveniences (Cate Blanchett's Galadriel makes a lame cameo, the abovementioned gauzy Arwen love scenes), the film would be something of a masterpiece (and even with its problems, it's among the best fantasies ever made).

Its direct antecedent is of course Peter Weir's Gallipoli, except that Gallipoli is something of a masterpiece that balances its war journal with strong characters and a tragic ending in keeping with its grim subject matter.

Of interest are Lucas's returning insert notes, which champion this film as something of a masterpiece of exploitation cinema.

The film's Z - grade production values and anti-formalist aesthetic sort of makes The Toxic Avenger the anti-Carrie, but you can't really judge it by that comparison; it exists in an entirely different universe from de Palma's film, and in its own way it's something of a masterpiece.

Larian Studio's Divinity: Original Sin 2 isn't just regarded as something of a masterpiece from its embedded story content alone.

Excellent graphics, sound and gameplay to create something of a masterpiece.

Not exact matches

For example, of The Great Divorce — which has powerful moments but has always seemed to me rather wooden — Wilson says:» [It] shows Lewis at his very best; it is something approaching a masterpiece.»

Whether you believe the Book of Job is historical fiction or historical fact, everybody agrees that it is a theological masterpiece which was written to teach the readers something about God.

Your bread is a work of art, a masterpiece, simply beautiful — I had come across something similar in a cookbook but it wasnt half as beautiful as your bread!

Both of Aguero's goals were sublime, with his second being something that would be worth hanging up in a gallery: an absolute masterpiece.

Whether it be helping to bake their own masterpiece or making something simple for their own lunch, one of the first and most important things (aside from making sure they have loads of fun, enjoy the experience and learn new skills) is to teach them all about the bugs and nasties they can pick up along the way if they are not careful with hygiene.

I become quite obsessive when I get into something,» she adds — a pronouncement that I will come to see over the next few weeks, during a giddy foray into Beckham World as we hang out in London, Los Angeles, and New York, is a masterpiece of understatement.

So this restored version of Lang's masterpiece is something to celebrate, both for its bravura filmmaking...

«Tom DiCillo has made an extraordinary film that is simultaneously meditative and exhilarating, surreal, and often heartbreakingly beautiful, Down In Shadowland is a masterpiece of keenly observed human experience that transforms the subway underground into something deeply mysterious and mystical.»

When he allows that inarticulate frustration to fester against the backdrop of a stained paradise (George Washington), he creates an American masterpiece; when that furious inability to communicate comments on first love (All the Real Girls), he creates something no less elegant though considerably less able to sustain the gravity of its treatment.

On the one extreme, you get the kind of cinematic masterpiece that is Apocalypse Now, an indication that the madness behind the scenes was all part of the method to bring about something bold and original in a way we've never seen done before.

In addition to the unlimited magic waiting in the Toy Box, whether you want to create something of your own or download the masterpieces from others, two new Toy Box Games are being offered as well.

This may not live up to the highs of Spielberg's masterpieces, but it's a far better telling of this story than I was expecting, an extremely engaging and intelligent take on something as ephemeral as the qualities required to marshaling forces to generate a successful legislative outcome.

I appreciate that, actually, even though there's a lot of justification going on in here for something that he appears to consider one of the masterpieces of world cinema.

There is no doubt that Xenoblade Chronicles X is something of a milestone masterpiece for the Wii U, and probably the biggest game that system will ever see.

While this can mess with people's anxieties and expectations; the most important thing is that Ullmann is back, directing an adaptation of masterpiece Swedish play Miss Julie by August Strindberg, a playwright regarded as something of a demigod in Scandinavian culture.

Feeling at times like a faithful pastiche of horror classics past, almost an extended episode of Dyson's former League cohorts» TV masterpiece Inside No. 9, Ghost Stories wears its inspiration on its sleeve while twisting the tried and true into something a bit fresher and horribly fun / unpleasant to watch.

From visionary director Jonathan Glazer (Sexy Beast, Birth) comes a stunning career transformation, a masterpiece of existential science fiction that journeys to the heart of what it means to be human, extraterrestrial — or something in between.

Mario Galaxy was easily the best game of last gen.. That's saying something because there was tons of masterpieces on all three consoles.

Don't forget to check out some of the early reviews of the game: it's not your 10/10 masterpiece, but it could be something nice to hold you over until the real juicy goods make their way to the market.

Can Blade Runner 2049 tie Todd Haynes masterpiece or will it have to settle for something slightly more Skyfall «ish (5 nods) in the realm of «non Best Picture nominee with abundant nominations»?

For my little neighbor, it was simply a singular yummy cracker, not the synergistic masterpiece of multiple distinct flavors merged into something so much more.

Like a good bartender who takes several ingredients, shakes them up, and creates a masterpiece of a drink, sometimes you need to shake things up in your eLearning designs and training backgrounds to create something new and improved.

Most famous for automotive masterpieces like the Lamborghini Miura, Lamborghini Countach, Lancia Stratos, Ferrari 208/308 GT4, Alfa Romeo Montreal, as well as a long string of visionary and shocking concept vehicles, Bertone's cars always had something surprising to them.

the ending in Metal Gear Solid 4... was just something i've never expierence nor felt before after beating a game... a game thats been established for over 20 years... ** spoiler ** seeing bigboss die infront of his son was just full of win even tho it was... to me... the most saddest moment (next to other MGS moments) in video game that i consider to be an absolute masterpiece i also think Zelda shud of been moved up

The year 2013 saw something of a revolution for Nintendo's accidental fighting game masterpiece, with two huge events converging to elevate the community beyond all expectation.

WWE 13 is a great stopping place for this style of wrestling game and they should try something else because they have made their WWE masterpiece.

Rockstar had squeezed every ounce out of the then current gen hardware to once again produce a masterpiece of open world gaming and whilst this was beyond all expectation for most, for me there was something missing.

The folks at Moon Studios crafted a gorgeous masterpiece with Ori and the Blind Forest, and it looks like they're coming up with something even more remarkable with Ori and the Will of the Wisps.

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The sketchily notated structure in the sea suggests that Bacon was intending to paint something more here although its sombre presence serves to heighten the mystery of this tenebrous masterpiece.

«Insight, inspiration and influence from one of modern America's true artistic visionaries... For many, it's almost incomprehensible to imagine art after World War II in a world in which Stella never existed... This book charts his extraordinary career... The detail is fantastic, the insight never seen before, and the presentation is a masterpiece in itself... A great entry point for anyone wanting to learn more about Stella or minimalism and post-painterly abstraction in general... A perfect compilation [and] something that both a hardcore aficionado an a keen modern art student would get a lot out of... This book is big, bold and beautifully laid out.»

From the extensive Group of Seven collection to the dramatic African art gallery, from the cutting - edge works in the contemporary tower to Peter Paul Rubens» masterpiece The Massacre of The Innocents, a highlight of the celebrated Thomson Collection, there is truly something for everyone at the AGO.

Many of the nation's top museums have permanent collections so eclectic and robust that rediscovering their old masterpieces can lead to something extraordinary.

From the extensive Group of Seven collection to the dramatic new African art gallery; from the cutting - edge works in the contemporary tower to Peter Paul Rubens» masterpiece The Massacre of The Innocents, a highlight of the celebrated Thomson Collection, there is truly something for everyone at the AGO.

Alex Katz Gavin Brown's Enterprise 620 Greenwich St., through June 13 For his first solo New York gallery show in five years, we find Alex Katz, now 88, not having lost an ounce of his focus or painterly intensity, painting not only at the very top of his form — a kind of contemporary Monet, an artist who almost every time out is painting something like a masterpiece — but making some of the most glorious paintings anywhere right now.

From the extensive Group of Seven collection to the dramatic new African art gallery; from David Altmejd's monumental installation The Index to Peter Paul Rubens» masterpiece The Massacre of The Innocents, a highlight of the celebrated Thomson Collection, there is truly something for everyone at the AGO.

They have something in common with Rauschenberg but more with the Watts Towers, the masterpieces of outsider art built by Simon Rodia that soar giddily over LA.

'' [Jay DeFeo: A Retrospective] gives you something more than any one masterpiece can: the eye, mind and heart of an artist who never stood still, one you can count yourself lucky to know.»